Dear Friends!

It is time to announce the upcoming upgrade of Tomsk Marathon’s status in international amateur sports, which will put it on a par with the most interesting world marathons and which will happen in the second half of 2020.

So, Tomsk Marathon has recently entered into an agreement with Abbott World Marathon Majors and October this year it will become one of hundreds of international marathons that offer their participants a chance to earn world ranking points for a chance to earn a place at the AbbottWMM Wanda Age Group World Championships in 2022!

The partnership will begin in the third edition of the rankings which begins on Oct. 12, 2020.

 The AbbottWMM launched the AbbottWMM Wanda Age Group World Rankings in 2018 and the first AbbottWMM Wanda Age Group World Championship race will take place at the Virgin Money London Marathon, April 2020.

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WHAT IS AN ABBOTTWMM WANDA AGE GROUP QUALIFYING EVENT?

 Qualifying races are held around the world and their participants can qualify for the AbbottWMM Wanda Age Group World Championship.

 Tim Hadzima, Executive Director of Abbott World Marathon Majors said:

“The interest and excitement around the series continues to build, and as the second edition is in full swing, we are busy working to expand into new locations for the third year.  With the increase in world ranking races, we hope to give even more runners the chance to find a qualifying event within reach, and realize their dream of trying to make it to the world championships. Thank you to all our partners and race organizers who help us develop the opportunities for age group runners across the globe.”

The first AbbottWMM Wanda Age Group World Championship race will take place at the Virgin Money London Marathon, April 2020. 

 Yarche Tomsk International Marathon will join the 3rd edition of the AbbottWMM Wanda Age Group World Rankings that runs from Oct. 12, 2020 to Dec. 31, 2021. Series 2020/2021 will feature more than 175 marathon organizations, with the world championships being held in Spring 2022.

WHAT DOES IT MEAN FOR PARTICIPANTS OF TOMSK MARATHON-2021?

• If you are forty or older on the day of Tomsk Marathon-2021 you will have a chance to earn recognition among the best runners in your age group.
• If you score enough world ranking points in a maximum of two marathons across the series, you could earn an invitation to the AbbottWMM Wanda Age Group World Championship.
• Create your profile on Abbottwmm.com and your ranking points will appear and you can see where you rank against runners of the same age across the globe!
• Finally, you will be joining a growing international community of Marathon runners around the world.

 Let us remind you again that

• The qualifying period for the third edition of the AbbottWMM Wanda Age Group World Rankings runs from Oct. 12, 2020 – Dec. 31, 2021. 
• The World Championships will take place in the spring/summer of 2022 with the venue and details to be announced by mid 2021.
• Participants in an AbbottWMM Wanda Age Group World Ranking qualifying race will earn points according to their age, time and gender, aligned with the following age groups for men and women: 40-44, 45-49, 50-54, 55-59, 60-64, 65-69, 70-74, 75-79, 80+.
• The widespread availability of qualification races in age groups AbbottWMM Wanda creates a truly worldwide series of races that enables runners from all over the world to become part of a new era of marathon running in age groups.

 HOW IT WORKS?

Take part in Yarche Tomsk International Marathon-2021 and compete with runners of your age around the world! Your result will be automatically included into the age group world rankings and you could make it to the AbbottWMM Wanda Age Group World Championships in 2022.

The miaximum points that can be scored in any race by an age group winner is 4,000. 

• Age group winners in the Abbott World Marathon M races automatically get 4,000 points.
• The minimum amount of points that can be scored is 1,000.
• Any age group athlete within 29 seconds of the age group winning time in an AbbottWMM race receives 10 points less, earning 3990 points. Runners within 30-59 seconds of the winning time receive 20 points less, and those earning times within 1 minute and 29 seconds less than the age group winning time receive 30 points less, etc.  
• In all other qualifying races, scoring is based on a platinum time for each age group and gender.
• Age group winners in these races must run faster than the platinum time for their age and gender to score 4000 points.
• The same points deduction according to time behind the winner applies.
• If the age group winning time is below the platinum time, then the points awarded to the winner, and every subsequent age group runner are reduced by the time the age group winner has missed platinum time for the age and gender of the athlete.

 

Platinum times for each age group are as follows:

 

Men	Women
40-44 2:26	40-44 2:46
45-49 2:34	45-49 2:48
50-54 2:41	50-54 3:04
55-59 2:50	55-59 3:18
60-64 3:00	60-64 3:33
65-69 3:09	65-69 3:48
70-74 3:21	70-74 4:09
75-79 3:51	75-79 4:51
80+ 4:17	80+ 5:33

 

• If a runner moves age group during a series, they will remain in the rankings category where they first scored Age Group World Rankings points.
• Age group at the Age Group World Championship will be based on the athletes’ age on race day, and not necessarily the age group in the previous series.

 

The Yarche Tomks Intenatioanl Marathon can earn you ranking points in June 2021 so get familiar with the course this year and compete on an international stage in 2021!

 

For more information, visit www.Abbottwmm.com  

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